Originally Posted by clevfan  It sounds to me like Lefebvre has a very good attorney!
Vincent Marella is a founding partner of the firm, and has more than 30 years experience representing clients in federal criminal prosecutions and related complex civil litigation. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Vince represents corporations and individuals in grand jury investigations and post-indictment proceedings with a particular emphasis on representing high-level corporate officers and executives in criminal prosecutions, and parallel administrative and civil actions. Vince formerly was the National Chairman of the American Bar Association's Committee on White Collar Crime, and founded its west coast subcommittee.
Vince has been recognized as being one of the foremost white-collar criminal defense lawyers in the nation. He has been named one of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country in the publication The Best Lawyers In America every year since the inception of that publication in 1984. Vince was also named as one of America's leading lawyers in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers in Business (2004), as well as one of California's leading business lawyers by California Lawyer magazine in an article entitled 'Best in the West' (August 2004). Vince has also been recognized and listed in the Guide to the World's Leading White Collar Crime Lawyers, published by Euromoney Publications, Plc, London.
Among his numerous notable cases, Vince tried the largest federal tax case in the District of Hawaii, and represented an international corporation and its chief executive officer in the largest federal criminal tax case in the nation. In addition, Vince has successfully represented chief executive officers, general counsel, chief financial officers and employees of major corporations in cases involving allegations of securities fraud, antitrust, health care fraud, customs fraud, embargo violations, as well as tax, mail and wire fraud.
Admitted
California (1973)
Pennsylvania (1972)
Education
Temple University School of Law, J.D. (1972)
Temple University, B.A. (1968)
Past Positions
Deputy General Counsel to Los Angeles Police Commission-Rampart Independent Review Panel (May 2002)
Member, U.S. Magistrate Judge Selection Committee, Central District of California (2001-present)
Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California (Criminal Division) (1972-77); Assistant Chief, Criminal Division (1976-77)
Selected Publications/Reported Decisions
'The Prosecution's Obligations to Disclose Witness Proffers,' ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime 2001.
'The Department of Justice Prosecutive Guidelines in Environmental Cases Involving Voluntary Disclosure - a Leap Forward or a Leap of Faith?' American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 29 (1992).
The Joint-Defense Privilege and White Collar Criminal Representation, ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime, 1991
Preserving Confidentiality in Corporate Criminal Investigation, Corporate Criminal Liability Reporter, Spring 1987
Contributing Author, West's California Criminal Law (West Publishing Co. 1995).
Other Affiliations/Activities
Adjunct Professor of Law, International Criminal Law, Temple University Rome Program, (Summer 1999)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School (1985-1987) |